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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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